My sculptures reflect
a 25 year fascination with our earliest pre-history combined with a love of the
sea and marine creatures, Archaic Greek stone sculpture, the marking, corrosion
and weathering of artefacts over time, and an appreciation of the fuller female form. I hope to widen
the appreciation of archaic sculptures of women by re-interpreting them for the
modern world. I am also influenced by early 20th century stone carving,
particularly Art Deco, the qualities of line and use of negative spaces, but
coupled with the colour only really possible in 3D with ceramics.
I am passionate about the need for wilderness
and the plight of Britain's endangered animals. My animal wall plaques focus
primarily on threatened species in the UK and are stylistically inspired by
etchings, woodblock prints, early 20th century illustration and again Art Deco stone carving. My earliest
influences as a teenager were the Natural History, Archaeology and Anthropology
museums of Cambridge, and they inspire me still.
I
have been working in Ceramics since the late 70's, and have been sculpting
at Coombe Park, in the beautiful South Hams part of Devon since 2001. I
have had a varied ceramics career including time spent as potters
assistant to Rupert Andrews, and a production thrower for David White. I
gained my Ceramics B.A. from the University of Derby in 1996, and, as well
as full-time sculpting, am also engaged in ceramics teaching and
demonstrating. For more on my courses please see my pottery and sculpture classes
web page.
All my sculptures are made
from a combination of slab-forming, coiling, carving, press-moulding and hand
modelling using Earthstone clay, crank, terracotta or my own paperclay mix. They
are glazed using immensely variable stoneware glazes. Because of this, the images on this
website are to be seen as a guide only, and if you are interested in buying a specific
sculpture, contact me and I shall email you
jpeg pictures of the latest sculptures I have of that type in the studio, should
the sculpture featured on my website happen to be sold.
Forthcoming 2009 Exhibitions
All You Need Is Love, Delamore
Gallery, Cornwood, Devon 7th February - 29th March.
Primrose Foundation Exhibition,
Delamore Gallery and Sculpture Garden, Cornwood, Devon 4th - 17th
April.
I
have been working in Ceramics since the late 70's, and have been sculpting
at Coombe Park, in the beautiful South Hams part of Devon since 2001. I
have had a varied ceramics career including time spent as potters
assistant to Rupert Andrews, and a production thrower for David White. I
gained my Ceramics B.A. from the University of Derby in 1996, and, as well
as full-time sculpting, am also engaged in ceramics teaching and
demonstrating. For more on my courses please see my 
